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    The struggle for life in Holland's lower leagues

    By Ernst Bouwes

    Tuesday, November 3, 2009

    When I was deemed old enough to attend professional football games there were two teams nearby in the Dutch Eredivisie for me to pick from: PSV and EVV Eindhoven. The Blue-Whites (EVV) played only a mile from our house so when they published a bargain offer for a season ticket in the boys enclosure I immediately pounced on it. Only days after my application dropped into their mailbox they were relegated on goal difference, never to return to the top flight again. Since that fateful choice, ...

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